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Maria Feodorovna Nagaya (Russian: Мария Фёдоровна Нагая; c. 1553 – 1608) was a Russian tsaritsa and sixth (possibly eighth) uncanonical wife of Ivan the Terrible. Life. Maria married Ivan in 1581 and a year later, she gave birth to their son Dmitry.
- Anastasia Zakharyina-Yurieva. History books mention the first wife of Ivan the Terrible as possessing attractive looks and combining all virtues of the 16th century in herself – chastity, modesty and piety.
- Maria Temryukovna. Ivan the Terrible’s second wife was Circassian princess Maria Temryukovna. She was the daughter of Kabardian prince Temryuk; before the marriage, she was called Kucheney.
- Marfa Sobakina. The tsar’s third marriage was his shortest. The tsar had decided that he ought to have had more heirs, so he arranged a bride show two years after the death of his previous spouse.
- Anna Koltovskaya. The laws of the 16th century didn’t allow having more than three marriages in one’s lifetime. Nonetheless, after the death of Marfa, Ivan the Terrible managed to persuade the Church to hold a fourth marriage.
Aug 8, 2018 · And somehow, Ivan’s last wife, Maria Nagaya survived. The tsar died in 1584, three years into their union which resulted with the birth of their son, Dmitry. After the tsar’s death, Maria Nagaya was banished from the palace.
Biography of Maria Nagaya. Maria Nagaya (born around 1612), also known as Marfa during her time as a nun (since 1592), was the last wife of Ivan IV. She was the daughter of the courtier Fedor Fedorovich Nagoy and a Moscow noblewoman. Marriage and Exile. Maria Nagaya entered into marriage with Ivan IV in 1581 and gave birth to their son Dmitry ...
- Anastasia Romanovna (1547-1560) Poisoned or succumbed to illness. Anastasia Romanovna was brought to the Kremlin for Ivan's inspection along with as many as 1500 other potential brides.
- Maria Temryukovna (1561-1569) Poisoned. After the death of his first wife, Ivan was presented with the daughter of a Muslim prince, Maria Temryukovna. According to folklore, Ivan was warned by his first wife (when she was ill) not to marry a pagan, but he was so taken by Maria's beauty that he married her in 1561.
- Marfa Sobakina (1571) Poisoned. Ivan initiated another exhaustive selection process to find his third wife. Marfa Sobakina was chosen from 12 finalists to become Tsaritsa of Russia.
- Anna Koltovskaya (1572-1574) Imprisoned. It was illegal and impious for Ivan to marry a fourth time, but he claimed to have not consummated his previous marriage.
Maria Nagaya was a boyar’s daughter and the eighth wife of Ivan the Terrible. She married Ivan IV in September 1580 and gave birth to a son called Dmitry on 19 October 1582.
Jan 22, 2024 · The eighth and final wife, Maria Nagaya, gave birth to Ivan's sought-after heir, Dmitry, whose tragic demise further tainted Ivan's legacy. Maria Nagaya, despite outliving Ivan, faced challenges, leaving a complex legacy in Russian history.
